Politics

Regional meeting in Tehran urges Taliban, Pakistan to return to talks

The participants also voiced concern over security threats emanating from Afghanistan and said they were prepared to assist the country.

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Security

Pakistani clerics council urges Taliban to act against extremism

Ashrafi said that there was no difference between the positions of religious scholars in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

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Human Rights

UNODC honours Afghan education activist with anti-corruption award

The award was presented during a ceremony in Doha marking the ninth edition of the Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani.

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Politics

Taliban skipped Tehran meeting after objecting to terrorism accusations, source says

The Taliban delegation also said Pakistan should not be given an opportunity at the meeting to accuse the group of.

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Afghanistan

Aid needed for hundreds of thousands months after Kunar quake as funding gaps persist: OCHA

A strong earthquake that hit parts of Nangarhar and Kunar provinces in late August killed more than 2,100 people.

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Politics

Taliban bar journalists from funeral and burial of ex-leader Mullah Omar’s mother

Both events were attended by a large number of Taliban officials, but reporters were not allowed access, the sources said.

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Immigration

Pakistan, Iran deport nearly 6,000 Afghan migrants in a day

The largest flow from Pakistan was through Torkham, where 533 families, or 2,934 people, were registered, the commission said.

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Human Rights

Taliban defence minister urges Afghans to educate children amid ban on girls’ schooling

Mujahid called on families to support both formal schooling and religious education for their children.

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Politics

Regional meeting on Afghanistan opens in Tehran amid Taliban-Pakistan tensions

Islamabad’s delegation includes Pakistan’s special envoy on Afghanistan, its ambassador to Kabul and its ambassador to Tehran.

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Security

Sources say three wounded in Taliban infighting in Badakhshan

The argument escalated into an exchange of gunfire between the two sides, leaving three people wounded, the sources said.

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